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More Ghanaians are wearing cultural outfits after their president was mocked for wearing fugu garment
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (639+ words) ACCRA: On a busy street in central Accra, Clement Azaabire hangs neatly sewn fugu smocks on lines, the striped, multicoloured fabrics swaying in the breeze. For 15 years, Azaabire has proudly sold the garment that is associated with his community in…...
They won't hold back but we'll try to be smarter: Zimbabwe coach wary of India blitzkrieg
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (250+ words) MUMBAI: Zimbabwe head coach Justin Sammons expects India to attack aggressively in their Super Eight clash of the T20 World Cup on Thursday, but said his underdog side would look to respond with greater clarity and composure after learning hard lessons…...
T20 World Cup: West Indies pulverize Zimbabwe by 107 runs after piling up mammoth 254/6
20+ hour, 43+ min ago (725+ words) MUMBAI: A rampant West Indies pulverized Zimbabwe by 107 runs in a one-sided T20 World Cup Super Eights match after Shimron Hetmyer and Rovman Powell's brutal onslaught propelled them to the second highest total in the tournament's history here Monday. The West…...
'Turning point': A long-acting HIV drug arrives in Zimbabwe for some at highest risk
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (940+ words) HARARE: Young women, mothers holding babies and some men lined up in a dusty field on the outskirts of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare. They came for injections of a new HIV prevention drug launched in the country on Thursday, one that…...
'More third-country nationals have been deported by the US to Cameroon"
1+ week, 29+ min ago (876+ words) Lawyer Alma David of the US-based Novo Legal Group said that a group of migrants who were not Cameroonian citizens arrived on a deportation flight that landed in the capital, Yaounde, on Monday. David and Cameroon-based lawyer Joseph Awah Fru…...
T20 World Cup: Australia knocked out, Zimbabwe enter Super Eights after washout against Ireland
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (497+ words) PALLEKELE: Zimbabwe on Tuesday entered the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup after their crucial Group B match against Ireland was washed out due to rain, a result that also eliminated former champions Australia and Ireland from the tournament. Both…...
South Africa edge closer to full potential after comprehensive win over New Zealand: Markram
1+ week, 2+ day ago (609+ words) AHMEDABAD: South Africa captain Aiden Markram said his side moved "a lot closer" to playing to their full potential after outclassing New Zealand in a commanding T20 World Cup win that pushed them nearer to the Super 8s. South Africa were clinical…...
Blue Flag beach in Odisha's Paradip soon, says chief secretary Anu Garg
1+ week, 3+ day ago (340+ words) PARADIP: A seven-km stretch of the coastline near Paradip will be developed as a Blue Flag beach to attract more tourists to the port town, said chief secretary ... PARADIP: A seven-km stretch of the coastline near Paradip will be developed…...
T20 World Cup: Markram leads charge as South Africa make short work of New Zealand
1+ week, 3+ day ago (737+ words) AHMEDABAD: Aiden Markram smashed a blazing half-century as South Africa steamrolled New Zealand by seven wickets to all but qualify for the Super 8s of the men's T20 World Cup, here Saturday. Leading from the front in a highly-anticipated Group D clash,…...
Publisher: Dutch novelist and journalist Cees Nooteboom dies at 92
1+ week, 4+ day ago (323+ words) THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Cees Nooteboom, a Dutch novelist, travel writer and journalist who was lauded for his insights into European history and culture and often tipped as a possible winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, died Wednesday, his publisher…...